Australia can not wait: Copenhagen stalling

I would like to call the Copenhagen Conference on actions against climate change, Kyoto 2.0. The main take away from this article. Every country present to negotiate this treaty recognizes that our carbon emission rates did not to be slowed down, BUT and here's the big BUT, people are getting hung up on the details and not willing to make sacrifices to fulfill these goals. The implications for each country is nothing to be taken lightly and these changes will affect everyone on every level.

So it's true. Progress is a comfortable disease and Robert Heilbronner's prophecy is quite accurate.

I leave you with this.

Hopes Fade for Comprehensive Climate Treaty

Dismantling the Model Minority Myth for Women

I saw this article on the Science Daily about Asian American Women more likely to contemplate or attempt suicide. It's pretty startling evidence against the whole model minority myth that we, Asians, are the most likely group to academically succeed. Consequently when this is the public image, the focus on mental health support for Asian American women is overlooked. Here is the article.

University of Washington (2009, August 18). US-born Asian-American Women More Likely To Think About, Attempt Suicide, Study Finds.

Godless Liberals and Death Panels

Written circa July 31, 2009

It seems that the average American is very uninformed about the momentous decisions happening in D.C. Apathy for truth and misinformation is the biggest deterrent to a democratic state. It's either "universal healthcare" or "no big government take-over". Opinions are radically one-sided without exploring the details of a workable bi-partisan system. Clinton's failure was the rough economy that he chose to prioritize over healthcare. 10 years later, we are faced with the same dilemma. The economy took precedence then. If the conservatives get their way, the economy may take precedence again.

The money is tight and people are adverse to taking risk with the new. The key issue is controlling cost, but with this healthcare overhaul, the deficit is going to plunge further into the negatives. However, the state of healthcare needs a serious change. The question is do we have enough money to do it?